Rho Squad

Rho Squad was an elite SO BDE unit consisting of the clone commandos Jaeger, Sparks, Rys and Flec. The squad was active from 22 BBY until the issuance of Order 66 in 19 BBY, partaking in multiple operations throughout the Clone Wars.

Axas
Main article: Mission to Axas

In 22.3 BBY Rho Squad was sent to Axas to infiltrate and undermine the Spice Cartel, a group of smugglers and pirates dealing in illegal spices.

Under Jaeger's watchful command, the squad landed on the planet and caught their quarry unaware. They easily fought their way through the enemy security droids and Rys destroyed the Cartel shuttle before the smugglers could escape aboard it.

The mission was a success, and the Spice Cartel ringleaders were arrested and sent to Coruscant for trial.

Illusa
Main articles: Engagement in the Veltoo Cluster, Battle of Illusa

In the final month of 22 BBY Rho Squad was tasked with finding and securing an enemy superweapon rumored capable of harvesting an entire planet's power source.

After intercepting the Separatist cruiser Dreadnaught in the Veltoo Cluster, Clone Major Bind and Clone Commander Stern uncovered a coded plan which eventually led to the discovery that the mystery superweapon was located somewhere in the Illusa Sector in the Outer Rim of the Galaxy.

While the Republic's 237th Attack Battalion under Major Bind assaulted Separatist Commander Ceshel Eszh's fortifications on the planet, Rho Squad landed the Alliegiant in the Frilim Mountain sector, behind CIS lines. Infiltrating the Frilim catacombs, the commandos made their way to a vast subterranean chamber in which the testing facility and incomplete superweapon were situated.

The clones quickly neutralized all guards in the area and coated the superweapon with explosives, which Rys detonated with a blast from his rocket launcher as Rho Squad exited the cavern. The ensuing explosion caused the mountain to artificially erupt, throwing hundreds of tons of rock and earth across the sector(one such exceptionally large chunk of debris struck and destroyed the Alliegiant). The explosion also triggered a massive landslide that buried Commander Eszh's fortress, destroying the majority of the Separatist forces and their commander.

The Illusa mission a complete success, Rho Squad boarded the Inflexible and made their departure from the system.

Task Force 9
In 21.9 BBY Rho Squad was assigned to a new group called Task Force 9, along with the other five squads in Qek Troop and the 55th Regiment under an experienced Republic Admiral named Renec Burtell.

They would go on to to perform many operations together as a group in the coming years.